The Young Progressive Network’s Sanitation Brigade for Development, in collaboration with the Assembly member for Oblogo electoral area, has organized a clean-up exercise to desilt choked drains and prevent flooding in the area.
This is exercise according to Patrick Asford Boadu, Convener of Sanitation Brigade for Development a subsidiary of Young Progressive Network is in readiness to support the National Sanitation Day program which will be launched on May 3, 2025
“The clean up exercise is part of our Corporate Social Responsibility to partner the Assembly member for the Oblogo electoral area, Abdulai Tei Nene popularly known as Olembe to desilt choked drains ahead of the rainy season
“Let’s keep Oblogo electoral area clean to attract businesses for sustainable Development, Convener Sanitation Brigade for Development a wing of Young Progressive Network, Patrick Asford Boadu retorted
- Objective: To ensure a clean, serene, and healthy environment for sustainable growth and development.
- Activity: Desilting choked drains to prevent flooding during the rainy season.
- Long-term plan: Bi-weekly clean-up exercises to maintain cleanliness and prevent stagnant water from breeding mosquitoes.
- Call to action: Residents are urged to participate in clean-up exercises and avoid littering, while authorities are encouraged to provide litter bins at vantage points.
- Prosecution warning: Residents are cautioned against throwing waste materials into gutters, with potential prosecution under local government bye-laws.
The initiative aims to promote environmental sanitation, prevent diseases, and support sustainable development in the community.
